August 21, 2023

Purity of seized gold 99.9 per cent

Kathmandu, Aug 21: The purity of the gold brought by smugglers from Hong Kong concealing in the brake shoe of motorcycle has been found to be 99.9 per cent. The gold kept at the Department of Mint, Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) was tested for its purity and…

Sri Lanka pays back $50m to Bangladesh

Sri Lanka has paid back Bangladesh $50 million out of the $200 million loan it took under the currency swap system in 2021 owing to its economic crisis.The installment was paid on August 17, said a high official of the central bank.The official said t…

BGMEA president invites Iraqi businessmen to invest in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Faruque Hassan has invited Iraqi businessmen to invest in Bangladesh taking the advantages of policies and business environment.He made the call when a delegation of BGMEA, h…

Parliamentary hearing for proposed CJ Shrestha begins

Kathmandu, Aug 21: A parliamentary hearing for proposed Chief Justice Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha has begun. Prior to this, a meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee held at the Singha Durbar responded to the complaints registered against the…

AL view-exchange meeting tomorrow

Awami League (AL) will hold a view-exchange meeting at Dhaka Zilla AL office in city’s Tejgaon area at 3pm tomorrow.Leaders of Dhaka and its neighboring districts units of the party will join it, said a press release signed by AL office secretary Barr…

DPM Khadka, CEC Thapaliya meet to discuss electoral laws

Kathmandu, Aug 21: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense, Purna Bahadur Khadka, and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya, held a meeting today. During the meeting, the two discussed issues concerning the electoral laws, a…